AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS

PRESENTS

SENEGAL & THE GAMBIA ROOTS TOUR

September 4-14, 2020

 

Welcome to the journey of a lifetime everyone. Join us for a real cultural experience on an incredible 2 country tour in Senegal and the Gambia, West Africa. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to reconnect with our people, land, enjoy paradise in the tropics and networking with the group. Learn about the roots, culture, repatriation, investment opportunities and more. Africa is the future; see you in the motherland. 

 The African Renaissance Monument is a 49 meter tall bronze statue located on top of one of the twin hills known as Collines des Mamelles, outside Dakar, Senegal.  

 

DAY 1 FRIDAY SEPT 4 DEPART ATLANTA to DAKAR, SENEGAL via PARIS

Meet and greet 8:30 PM at departure gate at International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport in Georgia. Flight departs at 10:49 PM on Delta Airlines flight # DL 84 to Paris, France and arrive the next day Saturday Sept 5 at 1:10 PM.

 

DAY 2 SATURDAY SEPT 5 PARIS/ WELCOME to DAKAR, SENEGAL                  

Meet and greet 2:45 PM at Senegal Delta/Air France departure gate at Paris Airport. Flight depart at 4:40 PM on Delta/ Air France flight # DL 8410 to Dakar, Senegal. Arrive at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Ndiass, Senegal at 8:25 PM. Our Senegal staff will escort us from baggage claim or Airport exit to bus after 9 PM for a 1 hour drive to Downtown Dakar. Brief orientation and night life options. Overnight in Dakar at Le Ndiambour Hôtel. www.lendiambour.com/en

 

DAY 3 SUNDAY SEPT 6 DAKAR – GOREE ISLAND HOLOCAUST DUNGEONS

Morning exercise and breakfast. Leave hotel at 9:00 AM for Goree Island by ferry for a 20 minute ride to visit the original slave island where Africans were held in dungeons and shipped off to the diaspora by the hands of the European traders. Tour the House of slaves and other historic artifacts on this Island. Prayer and libation ceremony visit slave museum and library. Welcome dinner, night life options and overnight in Dakar at Le Ndiambour Hôtel. www.lendiambour.com/en

 

DAY 4 MONDAY SEPT 7 DAKAR, FULL CITY TOUR – BUSINESS NETWORKING                  

Morning exercise and breakfast. Leave hotel at 9:00 AM for Dakar city tour, visit the HLM market, Kermel market, the Grand Mosque, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, National assembly, the palace of the president with its colorful guard and the independence square. The Roman Catholic Cathedral. La Renaissance Africaine monument for a walking tour. Black Civilization Museum walking w/ tour guide. Dinner and 2 hour business conference/networking at hotel. Night life options and overnight in Dakar at Le Ndiambour Hôtel. www.lendiambour.com/en

 

DAY 5 TUESDAY SEPT 8 DAKAR, SENEGAL – PINK LAKE –SHOPPING AT THIES                  

Morning exercise and breakfast. Leave hotel at 9:00 AM for Travel to Lake Retba (Pink Lake). Board 4x4 vehicles for Pink Lake tour. Known for its pink waters caused by salt eating algae, the salt is harvested & sold by locals. Color of Pink Lake is due to microorganisms that fond of warm water and before sunrise they dive in the bottom of the lake and the water won’t be pink. No one ever drowns in the lake because the water keeps you afloat! Visit Fulani Village near Pink Lake and learn about Fulani Culture “Nomad Lunch” on the beach featuring a private dance performance by the a nationally renowned Senegalese Dance Troupe. Board tour bus and travel to Thies for Shopping. Visit Thies Basket Market and manufactory of decorative arts, tapestry factory (workshop and exhibition room). Ceramics Arts Factory. Dinner, night life options and overnight in Dakar at Le Ndiambour Hôtel. www.lendiambour.com/en

 

DAY 6 WEDNESDAY SEPT 9 SENEGAL to THE GAMBIA                  

Morning exercise and breakfast. Early hotel check out. Depart for 5 hour bus ride to the Gambia. Transfer to ferry to Banjul. Transfer on bus from Banjul to hotel in Bakau. Welcome Dinner, night life option and overnight in Bakau at Ocean Bay Resort. www.oceanbayhotel.com

 

DAY 7 THURSDAY SEPT 10 THE GAMBIA – BANJUL CITY TOUR

Morning exercise and breakfast. Leave hotel at 9:00 AM for a full day City tour of Banjul including various markets. Kachikally sacred crocodile pool. Walk to Golden Beach at Cape Point. Vist Bakau Tourist Market. Examine and shop for wood carvings, Gambian bangles, beads and textiles. Visit the Gambian museum, Presidential sites and fashion boutiques. Continue on to an elementary school to meet teachers and pupils, followed by an excursion to the Seredunda Market. Dinner, night life options and overnight in Bakau at Ocean Bay Resort. www.oceanbayhotel.com

 

DAY 8 FRIDAY SEPT 11 THE GAMBIA – JUFFUREH ANCESTRAL HOME OF KUNTA KINTEH

Morning exercise and breakfast. Leave hotel at 9:00 AM to Banjul ports on M/V Joven Antonio cruise ship for the day. A full tour to James Island and Juffureh to visit the ancestral home of Kunta Kinteh ancestor of Alex Haley. See the house of slaves, meet the Kinteh family and visit with the village chief. Dinner, night life options and overnight in Bakau at Ocean Bay Resort.www.oceanbayhotel.com

 

DAY 9 SATURDAY SEPT 12 THE GAMBIA to SOMONE, SENEGAL

Morning exercise and breakfast. Depart for 5 hour bus ride from the Gambia to Somone, Senegal. Dinner, night life options and overnight in Somone, Senegal at Africa 6 Resort. www.africa-6.com

 

DAY 10 SUDAY SEPT 13 - DEPART NDIASS, SENEGAL to USA via PARIS, FRANCE

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. Move all bags to the designated departure area by 11 AM. Check out of rooms by 12 PM at hotel. Farewell dinner at 5 PM. Depart for Blaise Diagne International Airport in Ndiass for check in at 6:30 PM for a 11:05 PM departure on Delta/Air France flight # DL 8411 flight to Paris in France.

 

DAY 11 MONDAY SEPT 14 ARRIVE in ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA

Arrive at 6.35 AM Monday September 14, 2020 in Paris, France. Depart at 10:35 AM to Atlanta on Air France flight # DL 8504 and arrive in Atlanta at 2:05 PM. End of tour.

 

(Note this itinerary may change slightly for logistic and operational efficiency)

 

Hotels that we are staying at in Senegal & the Gambia from September 4-14, 2020

Le Ndiambour Hotel in Dakar, Senegal (Sept 5-8) www.lendiambour.com/en

Ocean Bay Resort in Bakau, the Gambia (Sept 9-11) www.oceanbayhotel.com

Africa 6 Resort in Somone, Senegal (Sept 12) www.africa-6.com

 

For questions and additional info visit our website www.africafortheafricans.org and

Contact Tour Organizer: Bomani Tyehimba at (404) 931-9429 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Gorée is a tiny, car-free island off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal. It’s known for its role in the 15th- to 19th-century Atlantic slave trade. On the narrow streets, colonial buildings include the House of Slaves, now a museum. The 19th-century Fort d’Estrées houses the IFAN Historical Museum, with exhibits on Senegal’s past. The Henriette Bathily Women’s Museum considers the role of women in West African society.